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This is a weekend of under cards, but let’s take a look at the inner beauty.

Florida State 28 @ North Carolina 26 – To date this is the least exciting Thursday night game of the season. FSU is fighting for bowl eligibility and North Carolina needs a big win at home to feed their fan base. The ‘Noles have proven they can put up points while North Carolina has struggled  to find their groove. FSU’s defense has been suspect, but is good enough to hold the Heels in check.

South Florida 13 @ Pittsburgh 20 – Don’t punch me in the balls Wanstache.

Georgia Tech 27 @ Virginia 17 – From here on out, for obvious reasons, I’ll have my eye on Georgia Tech. For those who turn a blind eye to ACC football, Virginia Tech needs our engineering brethren in the Dirty to lose so we control our own destiny in the ACC again. The Jackets haven’t won in Charlottesville since 1990, but unfortunately their offense will be too much for the Cavs to handle. They’ll grind out the clock and UVA will waste half of their precious possessions.

Boston College 27 @ Notre Dame 30 – Brian and Jeff took some time away from knitting new tights for dance class to take a look at the history between the Eagles and Irish. The Eagles are riding a six game winning streak into South Bend, but we’re picking the Irish because Boston College has been outscored 21-73 on the road this year. The winner will receive representation in the Jesus graphic above. Current Jesus Cup standings have been provided for your convenience.

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This is our new Thursday night thread. We hope YOU our readers and friends in the blogosphere pop your heads in and engage in a little conversation.

Cincinnati 30 @ South Florida 21 – I’m taking Cinci because of Tony Pike, Tony Pike and Tony Pike. He’s been a machine and the Bearcats have won on the road in a tougher venue (Corvallis, Oregon [St]). I’ll be focused on the play of B.J. Daniels and how he responds playing in his first major home game. The boys in green over at Sparty like Cinci too.

Oklahoma 38 versus Texas 31 – I haven’t been impressed with Texas lallygagging against Wyoming, Texas Tech and Colorado. I have a man-crush on Sam Bradford; respect the golf skills. On the outside (and I stress outside) chance VT runs the table we’ll need helping getting to the MNC and a Sooner win would be just that. So my pick is based 25% with my head and 100%heart, because I’M ALL HEART BABY. And for shits and grins: know your rivalry.

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Lost in the insanity of USC losing to Washington, the Texas–Texas Tech rematch, Tyrod Taylor’s heroics and Kiffin v. Meyer: Round 1, was the fate of USF’s senior quarterback Matt Grothe. Grothe tore his ACL on Saturday against Charleston Southern on a second quarter scramble.

It’s the biggest untold story from last weekend. It hasn’t received as much attention as it should have, especially considering the opponents remaining on the Bulls’ schedule. At first glance, Grothe’s injury seems monumental to overcome for the Bulls, who despite having tastes of national prevalence in recent years, are still trying to prove themselves worthy to be included in the discussion with Florida’s “Big Three” (UF, FSU and UM). USF loses the Big East’s all-time leader in total offense (he surpassed Pat White’s record of 10,529 yards earlier this month). They lose a leader who had started 41 consecutive games over the last four seasons. And they lose a quarterback who was poised to splinter nearly every Big East offensive record of the last three decades. Continue Reading “Grothe’s ACL Tear Could be Blessing in Disguise for USF” »

Marve, who is transferring from UM, plans to visit Nebraska this weekend and then Texas Tech and Arizona State the following week. Marve also is considering South Florida and Purdue.

Our money is on Arizona State because of the Dennis Erickson Miami connection. (TBO.com)

Ryne Giddins chose Bulls over champion Gators who may also nab Robert Marve. (Miami Herald) Georgia Tech has rescinded Dontae Aycock’s scholarship after he shot fuck me eyes at Auburn. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

As Scott Van Pelt so eloquently put it 7 year old, Garrett Monroe is, “Blog Hero, because you’re going to be the hero of every idiot on the blogs because Erin Andrews gave you an interview.”

How did the little guy get EA to kneel down to him?  He got trucked by junior wide receiver Mardy Gilyard (45 second mark).

ESPN won’t let this video be embeded, so you have to go there to view it.

Blog Hero, you’re an inspiration to us all and are everything that is right with our craft.  You deserve copious amounts of candy while trick-or-treating tomorrow night after taking that hit like a champ!